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Seward Population: 2,693 Located on Resurrection Bay, Approximately 127 Miles South of Anchorage, Seward Is Known As the “Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park” Premier Alaska Tours Seward Highway: Seward to Anchorage Alaska Seward Population: 2,693 Located on Resurrection Bay, approximately 127 miles south of Anchorage, Seward is known as the “Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park”. It was founded in 1903 as the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad. One of only two deep-water ports south of Anchorage, Seward is the port for the two Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruise ships. The bustling harbor and historic downtown district is filled with quaint shops and art galleries. The Port of Seward is also an important seafood shipment center, handling halibut, salmon, and crabs. According to a 2011 National Marine Fisheries Service report, Seward is the ninth most lucrative fisheries port in the United States based on the monetary value of fish taken from the port. In the summer months, visitors come to experience trophy sport fishing, glacier and wildlife cruises, sailing, hiking, kayaking, flightseeing, summer dog sled rides, and more. In winter, Seward transforms itself into a winter wonderland offering cross-country skiing and snowmachining adventures. The City of Seward is named in honor of William Henry Seward. He served as the United States Secretary of State during the administrations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. As secretary of state, Seward negotiated the United States purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. The treaty was signed March 30, 1867, and is celebrated annually as Seward’s Day. Resurrection Bay was named by Russian fur trader and explorer Alexander Baranof, in 1791. While sailing from Kodiak to Yakutat, Baranof encountered a storm and found shelter in this bay on Russian holiday of the Resurrection, Baranof named it accordingly. Resurrection Bay remains ice free all winter. Summer average temperature is 62 degrees. Winter average temperature is 18 degrees. Average rainfall is 60 inches. Average snowfall is 80 inches. Today in Seward The seasonal economy during the summer is based around fishing and tourism. Seward’s year round economy is based on the port (shipment of coal and freight), the prison and the research of the marine life. The unemployment varies from 18% in the winter to 5% during the summer. Seward has a city sales tax of 5%. The fire department has 2 full time workers and 32 volunteers. Police Department has a chief with 7 officers. About 600 kids go to school from grades K-12. Hospital has 33 beds. 1 Premier Alaska Tours Seward Highway: Seward to Anchorage Alaska Polar Bear Jump The Polar Bear Jump is a weekend event held in January, when several costumed characters plunge into Resurrection Bay to raise money for the American Cancer Society and the Kenai Peninsula Children with Cancer. Weekend events include a bone-chilling parade, bachelor/bachelorette auction, waiter/waitress contest, and oyster slurping. This year, over 150 jumpers, along with related activities raised over $170,000 to battle cancer. The first Polar Bear Jump was held in 1986. Jackpot Halibut Tournament The Jackpot Halibut Tournament is held every year from mid-May through mid- September. Prizes are awarded each week of the tournament for various categories, largest fish, tagged fish, and even a left-handed caught fish award. Prizes are also awarded based on random target weights ranging from 60 to 120 pounds. A grand prize jackpot winner is determined at the end of the tournament. In 2011, Chad Aldridge won the Jackpot prize of $28,260.00 for the largest catch during the season that weighed in at 350.8 lbs. Mt. Marathon Race The Mt. Marathon race is held every year on the fourth of July. The Race, according to folklore, began when two sourdoughs had an argument about whether it was possible to climb and descend the mountain in less than one hour. “Impossible”, one said. To settle the argument and the resulting wager, it was decided to hold a race with the loser to furnish drinks for the crowd. The race is just 265 feet short of three miles, but is 3,022 feet straight up and the medics are ready and waiting as the runners come across the finish line. While short, it is grueling with an often muddy and treacherous trail. The current record for men is 43 minutes, 23 seconds, set in 1981 by Bill Spencer, a member of the 1988 Winter Olympic Ski Team. The fastest woman is Nancy Pease, who ran it in 50 minutes, 30 seconds in 1990. Olympic cross-country skier Nina Kemppel is the record-holder for the most wins – eight. For safety reasons only 200 entrants are allowed for each race and registration begins in January. There is a race for men, women, and children. In 2011, Eric Strabel of Palmer, Alaska won the race in 44 minutes, 40 seconds for the men division. Kikkan Randall of Anchorage took the women’s division with a time of 52 minutes and 3 seconds. Silver Salmon Derby This event is held in August. Every year the derby offers a $10,000 prize for the biggest fish, but there is ample cash and other prizes for all of the top 50 salmon. Last year’s winner was Phillip Lazenby of Kenai, Alaska. His 19.15 pound coho (silver salmon) won him $10,000 for first place. 2 Premier Alaska Tours Seward Highway: Seward to Anchorage Alaska The Effects of the Good Friday 1964 Earthquake on Seward The earthquake was a defining moment in Seward’s history. Thirteen people died – mostly due to the tsunamis that followed the 9.2 quake. Eighty-six homes were demolished and hundreds of others damaged. Seward’s waterfront industry was destroyed: docks, railroad, fish processors, oil companies, and most of the fishing fleet. From its founding in 1903, the town had served as a transportation hub with its marine, rail, and, later, highway links to other points in Alaska. The earthquake severed all these connections, and it took years for the community to rebuild its economic base. Oil storage tanks along Resurrection Bay exploded and caught fire. Afraid Seward would be consumed in flames, people headed out of town, but the first bridge over Resurrection River had sunk five feet and was impassable. There was no way out. The quake also loosened huge amounts of silt that flowed into the bay. As the sea bottom heaved and dropped, a huge whirlpool developed and water drained into the void. The Alaska Standard, a docked oil tanker, hit bottom. Vast portions of the waterfront, 50 to 400 feet wide, simply fell into the water. The first tsunami, as wide as the bay, and perhaps 30 feet high, rolled in about 30 minutes after the quake began. Wave after wave continued, and did not stop until the following morning. As testimony to its strong spirit and for the way its residents pulled together after the quake, Seward was recognized as an All-American City in 1965. Seward Coal Terminal In late 1984, a new $22 million coal-loading facility was opened in Seward for the purpose of moving coal brought by train from interior Alaska to ships bound for South Korea. The Koreans used the Alaska coal to produce electricity for the Korean Electric Power Corporation. Until 2002, the Usibelli Coal Mine, located about 90 miles south of Fairbanks, provided approximately 800,000 tons of coal each year to Korea. (See Usibelli Coal Mine commentary) Shoreline Information and Marine History Alaska has about 34,000 miles of total shoreline. That is more shoreline than the combined shoreline of the “Lower 48”. Though highways cover only about one-third of Alaska, state officials estimate that 95% of Alaska’s residents are accessible by commercial marine carriers. Alaska waterways have been a major part of its history since the beginning. A brief Marine History: • 1775 – 1825 Russian hunters and traders took over 200,000 sea otter pelts from Alaska • 1778 – 1790s Explorers James Cook and George Vancouver charted the 3 Premier Alaska Tours Seward Highway: Seward to Anchorage Alaska Pacific coast and worked their way into Cook Inlet looking for the Northwest Passage to the Atlantic Ocean • 1870s Boasts used to transport ore from the Copper River Delta moved furs from Prince William Sound and shuttled goods and people during the Gold rush of late 1800s. • 1963 Regular state ferry service to Southeast Alaska started Located near the major Great Circle shipping routes, Seward has the ideal location for Alaskan shipping. Until recent years, vessels in need of repair had to make the long and expensive journey to Vancouver or Seattle, but now most repairs and scheduled maintenance can be performed in Seward. Seward’s Maine Industrial Center has nearly 1,000 feet of dock space, including a 350-foot synchrolift dry dock capable of handling vessels up to 3,600 tons. 4 Premier Alaska Tours Seward Highway: Seward to Anchorage Alaska Mile 0 of the Seward Highway Alaska SeaLife Center The Sea Life Center is a cold water marine science facility and it’s mission is to combine research with wildlife rehabilitation and public education. It opened in 1998 with money from grants, bonds, donations, and fines from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. They take in orphan animals and stabilize them to be released back into the wild or transferred to a new home. Over the past year their “patients” have included: Sea Otters, Harbor Seals, Stellar Sea Lions and over a dozen birds. Research is currently being done to learn more about the local marine birds and wildlife. The main research going on right now is to find out why the Stellar Sea Lions and the Sea Otters population in the Gulf of Alaska region are declining so quickly.
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